The great thing about rock and roll is that someone like me can be a star.
I used to take hostages in my relationships and not let people be independent. It always ended in disaster, because you take away people’s identity and they end up full of resentment.
I grew up conservative because my mum was a conservative, and when I finally realized what conservatives were, I changed my mind immediately.
I’m glad I’ve given up drugs and alcohol. It would be awful to be like Keith Richards. He’s pathetic. It’s like a monkey with arthritis, trying to go onstage and look young.
It’s very important to have two tiaras when you’re on the road; you never know when you’ll be invited to something really formal.
There’s a time for everyone, If they only learn, that the twisting kaleidoscope moves us all in turn.
And it’s one more beer and I don’t hear you any more.
I was just genuinely shy. I’d always been a shy kid.
I’ve got a great collection of photography.
I love drag queens and I love going to see them perform because those people have got so much character and bravery. Such balls! I love people with balls.
People with HIV are still stigmatized. The infection rates are going up. People are dying. The political response is appalling. The sadness of it, the waste.
Once you have people around you who don’t question you, you’re in a dangerous place.
I think religion has always tried to turn hatred towards gay people. Religion promotes the hatred and spite against gays. But there are so many Christian people I know who are gay and love their religion.
Live for each second without hesitation.
Fame attracts lunatics.
My mum always used to buy a record every Friday.
What we should be doing as musicians is trying to bring people together.
I’ve only been interested in the artistic side of life.
I was more ashamed that I couldn’t work the washing machine than the fact that I was taking drugs.
I just wish more of my fellow queers would come out sometimes. It’s nice out here, you know?